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For your wealth to endure- Save it- Accumulate it- Associate with good friends, and- Use it moderately.

These four are sure to bring you greatwealth.

How to gain wealth

* Development of agriculture as the base and all-rounddevelopment of other sectors of the economy as well

* Proper evolution of the market-oriented economic sys-tem

* Development of the economy inviting participation interms of technical know-how and investments fromsources inside the country and abroad

* The initiative to shape the national economy must be keptin the hands of the State and the national peoples

* Uplift of the morale and morality of the entire nation* Uplift of national prestige and integrity and preser-

vation and safeguarding of cultural heritage andnational character

* Uplift of dynamism of patriotic spirit* Uplift of health, fitness and education standards of

the entire nation

* Stability of the State, community peace and tranquil-lity, prevalence of law and order

* National reconsolidation* Emergence of a new enduring State Constitution* Building of a new modern developed nation in accord

with the new State Constitution

Four economic objectives

Four social objectives

Four political objectives

INSIDE

Farmers enjoying better lifein Magway Township

Byline: Tin Win Lay (Kyimyindine);Photos: Htay Aung (Kyemon)

In MagwayDivision, a central part ofMyanmar, edible oil andother crops well exceedthe demands. So, itdistributes surpluses ofcrops to other regions.

Last paddyseason, the region put

A thriving monsoon

paddy field in

Padigon Village.

paddy.Our news crew was

accompanied by Secretaryof Magway District Peaceand Development CouncilU Than Aung, Chairmanof Magway TownshipPDC U Hla Shaung andAssistant Director U Thein

rainfall in the region. Incontrast, I witnessedthriving monsoon paddyfields grown with irrigationwater from Thaphanseik

Dam along the project area.After a fairly long

drive, we arrived atHtonpauktaw Village-tract constituted with fivevillages — southernHtonpauktaw, northernHtonpauktaw, Kan, Ale-chaung and Thaphanseikvillages.

We saw someyoung female workerstransplanting paddy underthe glare of the sun alongwith owners of the paddyfield U Aung Shin andDaw Mya Kyin.

The chairman of theTownship PDC introducedthe farmer couple to us.

(See page 11)

Female workers at work in southernHtonpauktaw Village.

151,023 acres undersummer paddy, and874461 acres, undermonsoon paddy, totaling1,025,484 acres.

The governmenthas been implementingdam, sluice gate, riverwater pumping stationand underground waterpumping station projectsacross the nation to makeeffective encouragementto extensive cultivation ofsummer and monsoon

Than Kyi of MagwayDistrict Water ResourcesUtilization Department ona car trip to ThaphanseikDam.

Previously, whethercorn farming for cow foodwould be successful or notin a year rested on the

Peace groups will have to honour the commitments they made duringthe peace talks. They will be able to enjoy democratic rights the same asthe entire people in accordance with the new constitution.

If you want to do politics

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Thursday, 17 September, 2009

PERSPECTIVES* Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views* Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation* Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State* Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy

People’s Desire

Extend networks of motor

roads and railroadsThe flow of goods increases in proportion

to socio-economic development. The

government is building networks of roads and

bridges across the nation to cope with increased

population and rapid urban and rural deve-

lopment.

Township development affairs

committees are also building new roads in

urban and rural areas. In 1988, there were

more than 5,000 miles of roads but now the

total length of roads reached over 30,000 miles.

Moreover, as inter-district roads, new motor

roads and railroads are being constructed in

every region, networks of roads have increased.

Mountainous terrains of the Bago

mountain range being natural barriers, travel

between the regions east of the Bago mountain

range and those west of it. takes a long time.

Now, the Pyay-Paukkhaung-Ottwin-Toungoo

road, which is going to be more than 100 miles

long, is being upgraded and over 60 miles

have been tarred.

In addition, the Pyay-Paukhaung-

Toungoo-Nay Pyi Taw railroad project is about

to be implemented and it is going to be about

120 miles long. Arrangements are being made

to search the axis for the railway and the site

for the construction of Paukkhaung station.

The motor roads and railroads have

been built across the Bago mountain range,

people will be able to travel the eastern and

western parts of Bago Division easily and in a

short time. Improvement in transport across

the division will contribute a lot to health,

education and economic status of local people.

If ministries concerned, regional

authorities and organizations and workers

try to meet the required standards in building

motor roads and railroads across the Bago

mountain range and work hard in concert to

complete them within the target date, local

people will soon be able to travel from one

region to another all the year round and do

their businesses quickly.

Talks on Computer

Networking coming soonYANGON, 16 Sept—With a view to improving of

ICT and flourishing of Computer Networking subjects

among Myanmar youths, NetInfo ICT Training Centre

will organize a talk at Conference Hall of Myanmar

InfoTech in Hline Township here on 19 September.

The talks with its topic “Computer Networking

Opportunity with Cisco CCNA” focuses on how to get

a certificate in internationally recognized CCNA

Networking subject.

Those who have passed matriculation exam,

computer science students and students specialized in

engineering may attend the talks for free. For further

information, contact NetInfo ICT Training Centre, Ph:

507045, 652248.—MNA

YANGON, 16 Sept—

The Myanmar Credent

Technology will conduct

Applied Google Earth

Course at the Myanmar

Computer Federation at

Room (4), Building (1), e-

Learning Center,

Applied Google Earth Course on 20 Sept

Myanmar Info Tech,

Hline Township, Yangon,

from 9 am to 4 pm on 19

and 20 September.

Those wishing to

attend the course may sign

up, dialing Ph: 652285 or

652286.—MNA

MCPA to give talks on “ITPEC Exam”YANGON, 16 Sept — To

develop the information and

communication technology,

talks on “ITPEC Exam”

will be conduted at

Myanmar InfoTech in Hline

Township on 19 September.

The information tech-

nology examination and

job opportunites for the

ITPEC degree holders will

be explained.

Anyone may attend

the talks at 9.30 am on 19

September and more infor-

mation for the talks is

available at MCPA, Ph

652276.— MNA

A Legal Observer

Court rules of conducts and rights of defendants

Having a look back at the historical backgroundof the Myanmar judicial sector, the country has beenadjudging cases with judges and tribunals in accordancewith traditional code of laws, criminal laws, and courttraditions since the time of monarchs.

After the British annexation of Myanmar,predominant legal practices were replaced with thelegal systems of the British. After the release from thecolonial rule, the nation continued to exercise the Britishlegal systems, making necessary amendments to themto conform with the customs and traditions of the peopleas far as possible. Now, the country adjudges casesunder existing laws such as Criminal Law, Penal Law,Civil Procedure Code, Evidence Law, and Privilege andGeneral Law. In the process, the nation has constantlyenacted and practised the right of defence and appeal asa fundamental legal principle.

Regarding cases, the plaintiff organizationconcerned has the rights to file a lawsuit to offenders ina cognizable offence; and the plaintiff concerned, tocomplain to the court in a non- cognizable offence. In acase, when the defendant appears, the court concernedhas to examine the plaintiff or complainant and theplaintiff witnesses. Since the examination, the accusedcan argue in person or with a representative on hisbehalf. After examining the complainant and plaintiffwitnesses, the court has to release the accused if he is notfound guilty.

If there are some profound statements of theplaintiff witnesses that apparently prove the defendantguilty, the defendant is charged under the sections he hasviolated. If the defendant pleads guilty, he is sentenced toa reasonable term. And if he pleads not guilty, he can re-examine the plaintiff witnesses. Then, the court examinesthe defendant and the witnesses submitted by him, andhears the statements of the plaintiff and the defendant. Ifthe defendant’s arguments are found dominant over andrefuting the accusations of the plaintiff, the defendant isacquitted. If the plaintiff is not satisfied with the judgmentto acquit the defendant, he can appeal against the decreeto the courts at different levels.

If the defendant is found guilty according to thestatements of the plaintiff and plaintiff witnesses, and hecannot refute the accusations against him, he is to besentenced to a reasonable punishment. Here, if theaccused is not satisfied with the decree to punish him, hecan submit an appealing or revision case to the highercourt. The types of the decrees against which thedefendant may submit an appealing or revision case are

prescribed in Code of Criminal Procedure. That is theright bestowed upon the accused in line with the judicialprinciple and provisions of the law.

In appealing against the verdict, the defendantmay submit an appealing case with an application formto the court concerned in person or with a representativeon his behalf. If the defendant is already serving theprison term, he has to submit the appealing form throughthe officer in charge of the prison concerned. In thisregard, the appealing form is to be attached with aduplicate of the court’s decree.

When the tribunal receives an appealing form, ithas to register the case in the appealing register book,and to ask the original court to send the case file to it. Thetribunal has to fix a date on which it will have to decideas to whether it should accept the appealing case or notfor the applicant or his representative. If the defendant isa prisoner, there is no need to summon him to the courtfor his statements. After hearing the argument submittedby a representative on his behalf, the court has to deliveran order that it accepts or dismiss the case. If theappealing case is accepted, the court has to hand downan order in line with the law, after hearing the argumentsubmitted by his representative and the statement by thelaw officer concerned. In pronouncing a judgment, thedefendant does not need to appear in the court if he isserving a term. Second para of Section (424) of CriminalProcedure Code says “unless the appellate Courtotherwise directs, the accused shall not be brought up,or required to attend, to hear judgment delivered.”According to the practices of the courts, any defendantsare not sent to the tribunal.

If the court of appeal dismisses the appealingcase, the defendant can submit a revision case to thehigher court. And if the higher court dismisses therevision case, the defendant can submit a specialappealing case under Section 7 of Judicial Law. If theSupreme Court decides to hear the special appealingcase, the case is to be judged by a special court of appealcomprising at least three Supreme Court judges.

These points are the rights bestowed on thoseaccused under Myanmar’s Judicial Principle, JudicialLaw and Criminal Procedure Code. Courts hear criminalcases in accordance with the existing laws, and theaccused are given rights to argue, submit appealingcases and criminal provision cases. Therefore, it is fairto say that Myanmar’s judicial practice meets the judicialprinciples.

Translation: MS

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Man killed after firing onUS helicopter in Iraq

BAGHDAD, 16 Sept—US and Iraqi forces killed onefighter, captured another and seized a truck loaded withweapons in an area of northern Iraq that remains aninsurgent stronghold, the American military said onMonday.

American and Iraqi ground forces backed by a UShelicopter attempted to stop a suspicious truck nearTal Abta, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of thevolatile city of Mosul, said US military spokesmanMaj Derrick Cheng.

The helicopter came under fire on Sunday and re-sponded with rocket and small arms fire that disabledthe truck and killed one of the insurgents, he said.

The American military says Mosul is the last urbanbattleground of al-Qaeda in Iraq and other Sunni ex-tremists, and the level of violence there remains high,even as it has significantly dropped elsewhere in thecountry.

Internet

Mortars hit Baghdad Green Zoneduring Biden visit

BAGHDAD, 16 Sept—Militants fired several mortars or rockets at Baghdad’s for-tified Green Zone government district on Tuesday shortly after US Vice PresidentJoe Biden flew in, underlining the fragility of Iraq’s security gains.

Iraqi police said one mortar round killed two Iraqi civilians and wounded fivewhen it blasted an apartment block in the zone. Another two rounds landed nearthe sprawling US embassy compound, but did not hit it.

Police had no further reports of casualties.Internet

Afghanistanwar widowshold their

CARE Interna-tional ration

cards forcollecting

monthly rationfrom the relief

agency inKabul, Afghani-

stan, on 14Sept, 2009.INTERNET

A relative of awounded boy talks to

him as he lies at ahospital after a bomb

attack in Buhriz, about60 km (35 miles)

northeast of Baghdad,September 14, 2009. Aroadside bomb killed

one man and woundeda boy in Buhriz, police

said.—INTERNET

A destroyed vehicle is towed away following a carbomb close to the Iraqi health ministry in Bagh-dad. Nine people — including four members of a

Sunni militiaman’s family — were killed in Iraq inattacks that also left 38 wounded.—INTERNET

Cholera patients waitfor a doctor at a Kabul

hospital in 2002Afghanistan has

reported outbreaks ofpotentially lethal

cholera in 10provinces across the

impoverishedcountry.—INTERNET

Roadside bombwounds two inW AfghanistanKABUL, 16 Sept—A

roadside bomb struck onegovernment vehicle inHeart Province west ofAfghanistan on Tuesday,wounding two persons in-cluding a child, policesaid.

“It was 01:00 pm localtime when a roadsidebomb planted by rebels hita car of Rural Develop-ment Department injuringthe driver and a child,”deputy to provincial po-lice chief Dilawar ShahDilawar told Xinhua.

Meantime, a shadowymilitant group introduceditself as Al-Fatah claimedof responsibility.

Unknown man, whospeaks for the group toldmedia via telephone fromundisclosed location,claimed that fighters loyalto Al-Fatah which is dif-ferent from Taleban car-ried out the attack.

Xinhua

Roadside bomb damages Germanforces’ vehicle in Afghanistan

KABUL, 16 Sept—A roadside bomb damaged mili-tary vehicle of German troops in Takhar Province,northeast Afghanistan, an official with the Germantroops in the neighbouring Kunduz Province NasirAlkozai said on Wednesday.

“The incident occurred late Tuesday evening out-side provincial capital Taliqan next to an airstrip, as aresult a military armored personal carrier was dam-aged,” Alkozai told Xinhua.

Quoting a German brigadier Shcrghinj with Ger-many’s Provincial Reconstructing Team (PRT) inKunduz Province, Alkozai added that there were nocasualties on the troops.—Xinhua

NATO invasion of US and allies kills,injures Iraqi people

BAGHDAD, 16 Sept— There has been daily casualties in Iraq since the US andits allies have invaded the country.

Casualties of Iraqi peopleThe total number of casualties as from the day they invaded the country to 16

September reached 698,702 and the total number of serious injured peoplereached 1,259,475, according to the news on the internet.

No. Subject Number1. Death toll of Iraqi people 698,7022. The total number of seriously injured people 1,259,475

Internet

Casualties of Afghan people in invasion ofNATO troops led by US

KABUL, 16 Sept—The NATO troops led by the US have invaded Afghanistanand they are there for a long time.

A number of Afghan people are killed and injured due to invasion of theNATO troops led by the US.

Casualties of Afghan peopleAccording to the Internet news, a total of 31,909 Afghan people were killed

and 37,601 injured seriously as from the day when the NATO troops led by theUS invaded Afghanistan to 16 September.

No. Subject Number1. Number of Afghan people killed 31,9092. Seriously injured Afghan people 37,601

Internet

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File photo taken on 14 Sept, 2008 shows two employees walking with theirbelongings out of the headquarters of Lehman Brothers on the eve of its

filing for bankruptcy in New York, the US. —XINHUA

A competitor makes a silver sculpture during a traditional handicraft competi-tion in Kaili, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on 15 Sept, 2009. —XINHUA

Fireworks explode over the Zocalo, the main square, during IndependenceDay celebrations in Mexico City on 15 September, 2009. Mexico celebrated

the 199th anniversary of its independence from Spain on Tuesday.—INTERNET

GAZA, 16 Sept— Fatahmovement accepted anEgyptian proposal to de-lay general Palestinianelections to allow formore time for achievingPalestinian reconciliation,a Fatah official said onTuesday.

The Egyptian proposalcalls for holding generalPalestinian elections bythe middle of next year soas to boost reconciliationbetween PalestinianPresident MahmoudAbbas’ Fatah party and

Fatah accepts Egypt’s proposalto end Palestinian strife

the Hamas movement.“Fatah has told Egypt

that its proposal has beenaccepted,” AbdullahAbdullah, a member ofFatah revolutionary coun-cil, told Xinhua.

“The Egyptian docu-ment stressed that theelections must be held bythe middle of next yearand this gives the factionsmore flexibility to set asuitable date for holdingthe elections,” Abdullahsaid.

Abbas had called for

the elections on 25 Jan,2010 when Hamas’ termin the parliament expires.Hamas won the parlia-ment elections in 2006.

Hamas, which controlsthe Gaza Strip, promisedto respond to the Egyptianinitiative after the end ofMuslim’s fasting monthof Ramadan.

Xinhua

WASHINGTON, 16Sept— A US top intelli-gence official disclosedon Tuesday that the coun-try has spent about 75 bil-lion US dollars a year onintelligence.

Director of NationalIntelligence Dennis Blairtold reporters when heintroduced his 2009 Na-tional Intelligence Strat-egy, that intelligence ac-tivities across the govern-ment and military cost atotal of 75 billion dollarsa year, which accounts formore than 10 percent ofthe annual US defencebudget at 650 billion dol-lars or so.

The strategy includesthe full budget figure forthe national intelligenceprogramme, including thegovernment’s 16 intelli-gence agencies and themilitary counterparts.

It was the first time forthe US government todisclose the overall costof intelligence activitiesincluding those related tothe military.—Xinhua

LONDON, 16 Sept—British Prime Minister GordonBrown acknowledged for the first time on Tuesdaythat hard economic times will mean substantial cutsto government spending on the country’s alreadystrained public services.

The announcement, which reverses overly optimis-tic statements about economic growth, sets the stagefor a bruising general election battle with the opposi-tion Conservative Party over who can best managethe country’s dwindling financial resources.

“Labour will cut costs, cut inefficiencies, cut un-necessary programms and cut lower priority budgets,”Brown told a conference of the Trades Union Congressin the northern English city of Liverpool.—Internet

KUALA LUMPUR,16 Sept—Somali pirates tried butfailed to hijack a North Korean cargo ship when crewmembers fought back with molotov cocktails and spedaway, a maritime official said on Tuesday. Separately,other Somali pirates released a Greek-managed shipwith 22 Filipino crewmen after five months in captiv-ity, officials in the Philippines said.

The North Korean ship was adrift off the Somali coastnear Mogadishu on 5 Sept for engine work when the crewsaw 10 pirates approaching in two speedboats, said NoelChoong, who heads the International Maritime Bureau’spiracy reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur.—Internet

MIAMI, 16 Sept—One student stabbedanother to death during a fight on Tues-day in a courtyard at their suburban high

SHANGHAI, 16 Sept—The Shanghai-made A/H1N1 flu vaccine has re-ceived the license formass production from theState Food and Drug Ad-ministration, a must forgovernment purchase andpublic use, company

US spends$75 bln a yearon intelligence

Britain must cut spendingto reduce debts

North Korean ship fights offSomali pirates

Shanghai company approved to mass produceA/H1N1 flu vaccine

sources confirmed onWednesday.

Ma Xianghu, head ofbio-product center underthe Shanghai Institute ofBiological Sciences, toldXinhua on Wednesdaythat the city-made vaccineadopted state-of-the-artether technique, with less

residue and weak clinicalside-effect.

Prior to the NationalDay on 1 Oct, the institutewill produce 3 million bot-tles of A/H1N1 flu vac-cine, and its output willreach 10 million bottles atthe end of the year, accord-ing to Ma.—XinhuaFla student stabbed to death in fight at school

Two women wait on word about theirchildren from the Coral Gables HighSchool after a student was stabbed to

death and another taken into cus-tody, on 15 Sept, 2009 in Coral

Gables, Fla.—INTERNET

school, authorities said.School officials identified the victim

as 17-year-old sophomore Juan CarlosRivera. Police identified the attacker as17-year-old Andy Jesus Rodriguez, whowas taken into custody immediately af-ter the stabbing at Coral Gables SeniorHigh School.

He was charged with second-degreemurder, according to an arrest affidavit.

School Superintendent AlbertoCarvalho said a fight happened sometimeafter 9 am as students moved from first-to second-period classes.

He could not say what the two stu-dents were arguing about or how manyothers saw the stabbing.

Internet

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Doha Round talks not optimisticdespite positive signs

EAC facing pressure to sign economicpartnership agreements

GENEVA, 16 Sept—Many analysts are still pes-simistic about the outlookof the Doha Round of glo-bal trade negotiations, de-spite recent positive signs.

Following a mini-minis-terial meeting held on 3-4Sept in New Delhi, seniorofficials of key WTO mem-bers agreed here on Tues-day on a work plan aimedat pushing forward thelong-stalled negotiationsin the next few months,which was claimed as aDoha Round breakthrough.

But many analysts seethese positive signs as su-perficial, as the tough is-sues that have blocked thetalks since their launch in2001 are still unresolvedand key WTO membersare not moving their posi-tions. The issues involvefarm tariffs and subsidiesas well as industrial mar-ket access. The meeting inNew Delhi, which was at-tended by more than 30trade ministers, reiterateda WTO goal to concludethe whole round of talks by

the end of 2010.As a follow-up to that

meeting, senior officialsfrom major WTO mem-bers gathered in Genevaon Monday and Tuesday,and they managed to mapout a detailed plan for ne-gotiations in the next threemonths, trade sources said.

The senior officials alsopledged to reconvene inGeneva in October, No-vember and December toadvance the plan, the con-tents of which have not yetbeen disclosed.—Xinhua

A chef adds seasonings to dishes made with tofu, or bean curd, a traditionalChinese food made of soybeans, in Huainan of east China’s Anhui Provinceon 15 Sept, 2009. A tofu culture themed festival is now held in Huainan to

promote both local culture and economy.—XINHUA

KAMPALA, 16 Sept—TheEast African Community(EAC) is facing pressure tosign the Economic Partner-ship Agreements (EPA)with the European Union(EU), a Ugandan seniorgovernment official saidhere on Tuesday. RashidKibowa, commissioner forEconomic Affairs at theUgandan Ministry of EACAffairs, told Xinhua in aninterview that the signingof the agreement betweenthe EU and the regionaleconomic bloc, the Com-

mon Market for Eastand Southern Africa, ismaking the EAC to expe-dite the negotiation proc-ess. “Other regional eco-nomic communities likeCOMESA and some coun-tries in SADC (the South-ern African DevelopmentCommunity) have alreadysigned the frameworkagreement, if we don’t sign,then they can always leaveus out,” he said.

“If we don’t sign, thenour exports to the EU willbegin attracting a lot of du-

ties,” said the commis-sioner, adding that the EACis studying the agreementsigned between COMESAand the EU and is pickingout the best provisions be-fore signing. Kibowa notedthe EAC is concernedabout the supply-sided con-straints the region is facing,which may not favor it evenwhen the EU opens its mar-kets. “We still haverigidities here which maynot enable us to produceand tap into the openedmarket,” he said.—Xinhua

IATA predicts $11 bln lossfor world airlines in 2009

HOUSTON, 16 Sept—World airlines are likely to posta worse -than-expected loss of 11 billion US dollarsthis year, as the global economic downturn takes aheavier toll than the 9/11attacks, an industry associa-tion said on Tuesday. The International Air TransportAssociation (IATA) also revised its loss estimates for2008 from 10.4 billion to 16.8 billion dollars. The lossesin 2008 and 2009 combined totaled 27.8 billion, givingthe industry its worst two-year performance in history.

“The bottom line of this crisis ... is larger than theimpact of 9/11,” said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s di-rector general and CEO. Industry losses for 2001-2002were 24.3 billion dollars.—Xinhua

S Korea’s unemployment rateremains at 3.7% in August

SEOUL, 16 Sept—South Korea’s unemployment ratestabilized at 3.7 percent in August, unchanged from amonth earlier, but up 0.6 percent year-on-year, accord-ing to a report issued by the National Statistical Of-fice (NSO) on Wednesday.

The number of unemployed persons totaled 905,000people in August, which rose 141,000 persons or 18.5percent year-on-year, the report said.

On the other hand, the number of employed personstotaled 23.62 million persons in August, which wentup 3,000 people year-on-year.

Xinhua

Eurozonelabour costsrise by 4%

in Q2BRUSSELS, 16 Sept—

Total hourly labour costsin the Eurozone rose by 4percent in nominal termsin the year up to the sec-ond quarter of 2009, theEuropean Union (EU)’sstatistics bureau Eurostatsaid on Tuesday.

In the previous quarter,the Eurozone labor costsgrew by 3.6 percent overa year ago, according torevised figures.

The two main compo-nents of labour costs arewages and non-wagecosts. In the euro zone,wages and salaries grewby 3.9 percent in the yearup to the second quarterof 2009, and non-wagecosts by 4.2 percent, com-pared with 3.4 percent and4.1 percent respectivelyfor the first quarter of2009

Xinhua

APEC annual emergency managementforum opens in Vietnam

Visitors view building models at the ShenyangInternational Exhibition Center in Shenyang,

capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on15 Sept, 2009.—Xinhua

About 1,000 undergraduates in Shanghai form up to display the volunteer logo ofShanghai Expo, literally means heart, to celebrate the launching of an activitywith the theme of collecting a million smiling faces among youngsters in Shang-hai to greet the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, at Qingqingtang Square in Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, east China, on 15 Sept, 2009.—XINHUA

HANOI, 16 Sept–Thethird annual forum onemergency managementof the Asia-PacificEconomic Cooperation(APEC) opened here onTuesday, Vietnam NewsAgency reported.

At the forum, entitled“APEC Emergency Man-agement CEOs’ Forum2009”, delegates will re-

view recent activities andhold a discussion to out-line additional steps tostrengthen measuresagainst natural disasters.

Addressing the forum,Vietnamese Agricultureand Rural DevelopmentDeputy Minister Bui BaBong said Vietnam, whichis among the top five coun-tries to suffer the most

from climate change, con-sidered emergency man-agement as a very impor-tant task. Antony CharlesPearce, a representative ofthe CEO’s Forum SteeringCommittee, said thatprogress in emergencymanagement has beenmade by APEC membersover the past year.

Xinhua

All items from Xinhua News Agency

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NEWS ALBUMFrog in Pepsi can — it’s the real thing

Pepsi Cola cans sittingunder an ad poster. A

Florida man who crackedopen an ice cold can ofPepsi “indeed” found

dismembered remains of afrog, the US Food and Drug

Administration.

A Florida man whocracked open an ice cold canof Pepsi “indeed” founddismembered remains of afrog, the US Food and DrugAdministration said onThursday.

“It has been verified, andit was indeed a frog,” CharlesWatson, a spokesman at theUS food inspection authority,told AFP from Florida, notingthat the animal had beenidentified by an FDA lab.

Fred DeNegri of OrmondBeach told CNN televisionthat he was taken aback bythe “disgusting” blob he wasnot expecting in his drink.

DeNegri purchased thesoda at a Sam’s Clubwholesale grocer, CNN said.

Man cited for cursing in public under 1887 lawGuenter Grass, stands in front of aself-made sculpture in the northernGerman town of Luebeck on Sunday.The sculpture, which depicts a handholding a fish, is part of an exhibitionto mark the 50th anniversary of Grass’acclaimed book “The Tin Drum.”The book, which chronicles the life ofthe young boy Oskar Matzerath inGrass’s home town of Danzig, isconsidered one of the most significant postwar literary works.

Stan Munro working on Cambodiantemple Angkor Wat which he described as the most challenging to do.

Artist creates world landmarks out ofsix mln toothpicks

Stan Munro’sface is the pictureof concentration ashe painstakinglyfinishes off Cam-bodian templeAngkor Wat, andconcentration is

The former tele-vision presenterused more than 170litres of glue as heworked full time onbuildings such asBig Ben, TowerBridge and TheVatican.

He has alsorecreated Sydney’sOpera House, theTaj Mahal andCutty Sark in 1:164scale.

The married 38-year-old can takeanything from oneday to six monthsto make eachbuilding.

something hecertainly doesn’tlack after spendingsix years buildingfamous landmarksfrom around theworld — using sixmillion toothpicks.

Shotgun-wielding man Taseredafter manure dispute

Police said a dispute over manure ledto a man firing his shotgun near hisneighbors and police later using a Taserto subdue him. The Saginaw Newsreported the man approached hisneighbours in Huron County’s HuronTownship, about 110 miles north ofDetroit, on Saturday as they spread limeand manure on their farm. Police said the45-year-old fired his shotgun and thenaimed the gun at the couple as theyapproached the fence in their tractor.Authorities said the disagreement overthe placement of the manure had beenongoing.Officers responded and a Taserwas used to subdue the suspect, who washeld in the county jail pending charges.

A man was cited for cursing in public under a local law created back in 1887.Police said a 19-year-old man was cited on Wednesday after he yelled obscenitiesat officers who had earlier given him a ticket for underage drinking. Officers saidthey could hear the man cursing at them from a block away. Several neighbourssaid they also heard the shouting.

Police normally issue disorderly conduct tickets in similar situations, butDeputy Police Chief Tom Williams said officers use discretion to choose the mostappropriate charge.

Violating Winona’s obscenity law is a misdemeanor, with a maximum penaltyof 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

FRANKFURT, 16 Sept—The race is on among theworld’s auto companiesto make electric cars gofarther on a single charge,bring the price down tocompete with gas-pow-ered vehicles, and givedrivers more places to re-charge them than just the

The new electric pow-

ered cars of Renault are

seen on the first press

day of the Frankfurt

Auto Show in Frank-

furt, Germany, on 15

Sept, 2009. The car fair

run through

on 27 Sept.—INTERNET

SAN FRANCISCO, 16 Sept—Hewlett-Packard Co (HP),the world’s largest personal-computer maker, on Tues-day unveiled a number of new models across its note-book lines with the aim to feed consumers’ strong appe-tite for portable computers during the economic down-turn and to maintain its leadership on the global market.

The upgrades of HP notebook lines include the in-troduction of anew ENVY sub-brand, representing thecompany’s expansion into the high-end notebook cat-egory. HP said it plans to launch two models, ENVY13 and ENVY 15, in the United States on 18 Oct. withthe starting price of 1,699 US dollars.

Each of the models is about 1-inch (2.54-centimeter) thin with the ENVY 13 weighing 3.74pounds (1.7 kilograms), and looks very similar toApple Inc’s unibody MacBook Pro notebook. TheENVY 15, to use the future Intel Core i7 processor, isbilled as HP’s fastest consumer notebook. “HP ENVYincludes the latest in materials and technology insideand out and pushes the technological and perform-ance boundaries of what can be done in sleek, power-ful and lightweight notebook PCs,” Ted Clark, a sen-ior vice president of HP, said in a statement.—Xinhua

UNITED NATIONS, 16 Sept—The United Nations Gen-eral Assembly opened on Tuesday its 64th session hereat the UN Headquarters in New York, with veteranLibyan diplomat Ali Abdussalam Treki at the helm.

“The United Nations must be reformed and mustgain international legitimacy, ensuring that its voice isheard and respected and its resolutions applied,” Trekitold delegates at the opening session.

“It is vital to reform the Security Council and to re-reform the General Assembly so that they can com-prehensively fulfill their roles,” he said.

The GA president’s speech also touched upon otherkey issues relating to the 192-member body’s work,including counter-terrorism, the Middle East peaceprocess, development, climate change and non-prolif-eration. “We have all condemned terrorism, whichcauses instability and endangers the international com-munity,” Treki said. “Yet despite our joint efforts andresolutions, terrorism continues to grow and spread.”

“We must address its roots and take a close look at itscauses and contributing factors. This is true of terrorismcarried out by individuals, groups and states; state terror-ism is the harshest form of terrorism,” he stated.—Xinhua

CARDIFF, 16 Sept—UK and US scientists havelinked, for the first time, declining carbon dioxide lev-els and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps 34 mil-lion years ago.

The team of scientists from Cardiff, Bristol andTexas A&M universities extracted microfossils insamples of East African rocks that show the level ofCO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere at the time of the for-mation of the ice-caps.

“About 34 million years ago the Earth experienced amysterious cooling trend,” said Cardiff University Pro-fessor Paul Pearson, who led the study. “Glaciers and smallice sheets developed in Antarctica, sea levels fell and tem-perate forests began to displace tropical-type vegetationin many areas. The period, known to geologists as theEocene-Oligocene transition, culminated in the rapid de-velopment of a continental-scale ice sheet on Antarctica,which has been there ever since.”—Internet

HP upgrades notebook lineswith thin, stylish models

UN General Assembly opens64th session

Automakers try to energize electric-car businessfamily garage.

Electric is the big buzzat the 63rd Frankfurt AutoShow this week, andnearly every majorautomaker has at least oneon display. Renault intro-duced no fewer than fourelectric models, whileTesla, the only companyproducing and sellingpurely electric cars,handed over the keys to its700th all-electric vehicle,a blue Roadster Sport, to aGerman buyer at the show.

If the models unveiledon Tuesday are any indi-cation, the notion of elec-tric cars as small, stuntedboxes with little range isabout to be junked.

“People have realizedthat ... electric vehiclesdon’t have to be golfcarts,” said DiarmuidO’Connell, vice presidentof business developmentfor Tesla Motors Inc“They don’t have to beanemic little putt-putts.”

Internet

CO2 linked to Antarctic icecap formation

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 September, 2009 7

YANGON, 16 Sept—Minister for Progress ofBorder Areas and NationalRaces and DevelopmentAffairs Col Thein Nyunton 14 September met withmembers of township so-cial organizations,townselders, and membersof ward Peace and Devel-opment Councils at theoffice of LaymyathnaTownship PDC.

The minister thenattended the opening ofgravel road section-1 ofAingthabyu-Neikban

Gravel Roads opened inLaymyathna, Hinthada

EP No. 1 Minister inspects regionaldevelopment tasks of Magway Township

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Sept—Minister for ElectricPower No.1 Col Zaw Min, on 13 September, met withover 2,300 local people from villages in seven village-tracts of Migyaungye at Migyaungye Village BasicEducation High School in Magway Township ofMagway Division. The minister fulfilled the needs ofrural development tasks and donated cash assistance tothe funds of Migyaungye Village BEHS, and cashassistance and cement to Taungkwonohn Village.

Afterwards, the minister met with merchants at theoffice of Magway Division CCI.

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NAY PYI TAW, 16Sept—Vice-Chairman ofBago Division Peace andDevelopment CouncilBrig-Gen Sein Myint on5 September met with lo-cal farmers in AnyadanVillage of Nattalin Town-ship and viewed thrivingjute and roselle planta-tions in Monyo Town-ship.

YANGON, 16 Sept— i love Myanmar underEmmanuel Foundation carrying out the tasks in storm-affected regions, social welfares and regional devel-opment renovated the Intensive Care Unit of YangonChildren's Hospital and donated medical equipmentto the unit today.

Chairperson Daw Livi Sap Naing Htan ex-plained the purpose of the donations. Director UDan Yal La Lin of Emmanuel Foundation and wifeDaw Livi Sap Naing Htan handed over relateddocuments to the unit and medical equipment worthK 200 million to Medical Superintendent of YangonChildren's Hospital Dr Aung Kyi Win. Next, themedical superintendent and the director spokewords of thanks.

Afterwards, the director and wife and the medi-cal superintendent formally unveiled the ICU and

Road in LaymyathnaTownship undertaken byLaymyathna TownshipDevelopment AffairsCommittee and openingof gravel road inHinthada Township sec-tion on Aingthabyu-Neikban Road built byHinthada TownshipDAC.

The road section ofAingthabyu-NeikbanRoad in Hinthada Town-ship funded by Develop-ment Affairs Departmentand Hinthada Township

DAC is 13 miles long.Consequently, lo-

cals from 75 villages of 8village-tracts fromHinthada andLaymyathna Townshipsnow have access toLaymyathna, Hinthadaand Kyonpyaw any sea-son and furthermorePathein-Yangon High-way and Pathein-Monywa Highway be-come accessible viaNgathaingyoung andYekyi.

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Regional development tasks supervisedin Bago Division

He also met withlocal people inYeohzingon Village.

He inspected tasksof Jute and Fibre Enter-prise in Pattaw Villagetasks of pumping stationand maintenance ofMyitthapauk Bridge.

On 6 September,Brig-Gen Sein Myintlooked into broadcasting

of fertilizers and weed-ing at monsoon paddyplantation in HteindawVillage-tract, tasks ofwater guard inKunthidabin, mainte-nance of Tharawaw-Letpadan railroad section,thriving monsoon paddyplantations on both sidesof the road and WetpokBasic Education HighSchool in Thegon Town-ship.

MNAICU newly renovated andmedical equipment donated visited it. i love Myanmar renovated the ICU and

donated two ventilentars, one central monitor, eightmonitors, eight infusion pumps and eight syringe pumpsto the unit.—MNA

Commander Maj-Gen Win Myint and wife being welcomed byMalaysian Defence Attache Col Sanusi Bin Hashim and wife at aceremony to mark 76th Anniversary Malaysian Armed Forces Day

on 16 September.—MNA

Minister Col Thein Nyunt attends opening of gravel road in Hinthada Township section onAingthabyu-Neikban Road.—DAD

Minister for Electric Power No.1 Col Zaw Min in meeting with local peoplefrom villages in seven village-tracts of Migyaungye at Migyaungye Village

BEHS in Magway Township.—MNA

Director U Dan Yal La Lin of Emmanuel Foundation and wife Chairperson of i Love MyanmarDaw Livi Sap Naing Htan and medical superintendent Dr Aung Kyi Win unveil

renovated Intensive Care Unit of Yangon Children’s Hospital.MNA

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8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 September, 2009

A saying goes that those who are fighting a

war know more about the evils of war. There is

another which says that soldiers are the persons

opposed to war most. These sayings may be truer

for the Myanmar Tatmadaw that had driven out

the colonialists, fought against the Fascists and

warded off the internal armed strife. It has been

for half a century since the Tatmadaw has been

engaging in battles beginning from the time BIA

was formed.

It is said that war is a follow-up of politics.

Military means are sought when something can-

not be solved through political means. Some-

times, there are political negotiations between

the warring parties. The AFPFL government,

the Caretaker government, the Revolutionary

Council government and the Burma Socialist

Programme Party government of Myanmar of-

fered amnesty to armed groups and invited them

to peace talks in 1958, 1963, 1974 and 1980.

Only some factions of certain armed groups

returned to the legal fold. No armed group made

peace or returned to the fold as a whole.

Only after the Tatmadaw government as-

sumed State duties on 18 September 1988 a

large number of national race armed groups

returned to the legal fold and made peace. But

peace came only after a lot of fierce battles.

The Tatmadaw government took over the

State duties unavoidably to restore the rule of

law and peace and stability in Myanmar where

anarchy ruled resulting from the 1988 distur-

bances. At that time, the BCP and KNU raised

their ugly heads again. The BCP drawing a

conclusion that the Tatmadaw was weak during

the time attacked Mongyan with a strong force

on 23-9-1988. KNU launched an offensive

If you want to do politics

against Methawaw region beginning 26-9-1988.

The Tatmadaw amidst difficulties warded off en-

emy offensives sacrificing lots of blood, sweat

and lives.

The Tatmadaw government promulgated the

political parties registration law on 27-9-1988

when the BCP was attacking Mongyan. But it

seems that the BCP did not notice the enactment of

the law as it was concentrating its efforts on the

military attack. Actually, the law paved the way

for armed groups to apply political means instead

of military means. It was the best time for an

armed group to abandon its armed struggle line

and return to the legal fold if its original political

motive was correct. But the BCP was in a cycle of

political, ideological and theoretical mistakes.

Because of those mistakes, the BCP fell within

six months. Kokang national race under the BCP

command rose up against the BCP at Mongkoe on

12 March 1989 and seized the Kokang district

office. In succession, Wa, Laungwaw,

Lacheikwaw, Shan and Akha national race armed

groups broke away from the BCP.

From the military point of view it was an

excellent time to crush the BCP at different places

as the BCP forces were in factions existing in

various locations after the weakening of the

command. And that was the result of the loss of

contact between the central and the lower levels.

It is found that the Tatmadaw or the government

gave priority to political and organizational out-

look rather than to the military outlook in con-

sideration of the nation’s objective conditions

and future.

The Tatmadaw since its assumption of the

State duties has pledged to realize the public-

desired multiparty democracy system and

also made assurances to reach this end. Actu-

ally, the Tatmadaw is a nation’s institution

that wants democracy most. It is the

Tatmadaw that abolished the one party sys-

tem the people disliked. It paved the way for

the democracy sympathizers to establish po-

litical parties in conformity with the law. It

was the best time for national race groups

that broke away from the BCP and its domi-

nation policy to abandon their armed strug-

gle line and to launch political activities within

the legal framework. The Tatmadaw dis-

carded the military option and applied politi-

cal and organizational means to enable na-

tional race groups to do so. It held peace talks

with armed groups in the jungles.

From 31 March 1989 to 6 April 1997, 17

major armed groups and over 20 small armed

groups returned to the legal fold and made peace

and joined hands with the government.

Initial negotiations with the armed groups

were based on the following terms:

1. Whether they can accept Our Three Main

National Causes

(See page 9)

Tin Min Kyaw

The Tatmadaw is a nation’s institution that

wants democracy most. It is the Tatmadaw

that abolished the single party system the peo-

ple disliked. It paved the way for the democ-

racy sympathizers to establish political parties

in conformity with the law.

When, in 1989, Kokang, Wa, Shan, Akha

and Kachin tribes rose against BCP (Burma

Communist Party), the entire people, includ-

ing national brethren of armed groups in the

jungle, heard the echo of peace.

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 September, 2009 9

If you want to do politicsTin Min Kyaw

(from page 8)

2. Whether they can abandon the armed strug-

gle line and return to the fold in principle

3. Whether they can never get involved in or

encourage drug trafficking and production.

The government continued to discuss with

them the following main facts only if they ac-

cepted the above-mentioned terms.

1. To abide by the existing law

2. Not to participate or make contact with un-

derground and aboveground anti-government

organizations

3. To reside and be active only in the designated

places

4. To discuss politics only at the National Con-

vention

5. Although they are permitted to hold arms,

they will have to discard their arms when the

new constitution comes into force

Only after the above-mentioned conditions

had been agreed upon, negotiations were made

for allocation of areas for national race armed

groups to settle, cooperation for regional devel-

opment and setting the time when cease-fire

would come into effect. When agreements had

been finalized after discussions, an announce-

ment was made to withdraw the declaration of

national race armed groups as unlawful associa-

tions. Then, the government rendered financial

assistance and other supplies to the armed groups

and they began to cooperate with the government

for regional development.

When, in 1989, Kokang, Wa, Shan, Akha and

Kachin tribes rose against BCP (Burma Commu-

nist Party), the entire people, including national

brethren of armed groups in the jungle, heard the

echo of peace.

The national people who had to bear the

brunt of internal insurgencies enthusiastically

welcomed the peace overtures by the govern-

ment and urged the armed groups to make

peace with the government. Thanks to the

efforts of peace envoys and local people's calls

for peace, a large number of national race

armed groups returned to the legal fold and

made peace with the government.

MTA headed by U Khun Sa, the strongest of

17 major armed groups that returned to the legal

fold, surrendered unconditionally. Later, Palaung

People's Liberation Army (PSLA) also exchanged

arms for peace once and for all. As is known to all,

some small armed groups followed suit.

It is for twenty years now that national race

armed groups have given up the line of arms

struggle and returned to the legal fold to build

peace. In other words, they have become used to

living within the framework of the law. It was

natural that peace groups had the right to carry

arms for the security of their community and

region. However, now that the new constitution

has been approved by the majority of people, they

will have to abide by the provisions of the new

constitution.

Peace groups will have to honour the com-

mitments they made during the peace talks.

They will be able to enjoy democratic rights

the same as the entire people in accordance

with the new constitution. They know well

that they have enjoyed full security during the

past twenty years. They should not run away

with the idea that it is because they have the

right to carry arms. They should bear in mind

that national races in other regions live in

peace and security although they do not carry

arms. It is due to prevalence of peace and

stability and security measures taken by the

government.

All the peace groups are to take into serious

consideration whether they should continue car-

rying arms at a time when they are going to have

equal right to go into politics in the interests of

their respective races and regions in accordance

with the constitution. As they have made up their

mind from the very beginning to give up arms,

there is nothing for them to fear. It is a welcome

news that negotiations will be made to reconsti-

tute KIO, which has returned to the legal fold, as

a frontier force and that six Kachin national race

leaders, including Vice-Chairman Dr Tuja, have

been allowed to resign in order that they can form

a political party and run in the 2010 election.

After KIO had returned to the legal fold,

it held discussions with the Tatmadaw gov-

ernment in Myitkyina on 1 October, 1993. I

remember that Vice-Chairman of KIO U Zaw

Maing said during the discussions that they

had already considered the fact that they

would have to surrender arms when the con-

stitution emerged out of the National Conven-

tion and they had to do so to engage in politics.

Translation : TMT + NN

All the peace groups are to take into serious

consideration whether they should continue

carrying arms at a time when they are going to

have equal right to go into politics in the

interests of their respective races and regions

in accordance with the constitution.

It is for twenty years now that national race

armed groups have given up the line of arms

struggle and returned to the legal fold to build

peace. In other words, they have become used

to living within the framework of the law.

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10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 September, 2009

Basic, advanced Englishproficiency course opened

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Sept—The opening ceremonyof Basic English Proficiency Course (2/2009) andAdvanced Course (1/2009) for officers and other ranksof the Ministry of Transport was held at the ministryhere yesterday, with an address by Minister forTransport Maj-Gen Thein Swe.

Altogether 20 trainees are attending at the four-month basic course and 13 trainees at the six-monthadvanced course.

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NAY PYI TAW, 16Sept—Organized byNational Commission forEnvironmental Affairs(NCEA) under theMinistry of Forestry andwith the cooperation ofUnited NationsEnvironment Programme(UNEP), the openingceremony of sub-regionlevel the International Dayfor the Preservation of theOzone Layer was held atKyunshwewah hall of theMinistry of Forestry heretoday.

Chairman of NCEAMinister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung delivered

International Day for Preservationof Ozone Layer observed

NAY PYI TAW, 16Sept—Myanmar SignLanguage ConversationBook jointly organizedand published by SocialWelfare Department ofMinistry of SocialWelfare, Relief andResettlement and JapanInternational CooperationAgency (JICA) andcompiled by the deaf waslaunched in a ceremony atGolden Palace Hotel heretoday.

Minister for SocialWelfare, Relief and

Myanmar Sign LanguageConversation Book lanuched

Resettlement Maj-GenMaung Maung Swe spokeon the occasion and MrSuzuka of JapaneseEmbassy gave a speech.Project long term expertMr Mitsuto Ogawaexplained process ofcompiling Myanmar SignLanguage ConversationBook and a deaf personexpressed gratitude withgesture.

Next, the minister andpersonnel presentedcopies of Myanmar SignLanguage Conversation

Book to organizationsconcerned. Secretary DawYadana Aung of Home forthe youth deaf ofMandalay spoke words ofthanks.

Social WelfareDepartment and JICA willdistribute the copies ofconversation book to thedeaf and associatedcommunity for free andthe books are available atSocial Wlfare Department(Nay Pyi Taw) of Ministryof Social Welfare, Reliefand Resettlement.—MNA

YANGON, 16 Sept—The Myanmar Women’sAffairs Federation, theCentral Committee forDrug Abuse and Controland UNIAP jointlyorganized Training onC o m m u n i t y - b a s e dHuman Trafficking

Training on Community-based HumanTrafficking Prevention opened

Prevention at the office ofYangon DivisionWomen’s AffairsOrganization today.

MWAF PresidentProfessor Dr Daw MyintKyi and CEC members,the chairperson of YangonDivision WAO and

members and 43 traineesattended the openingceremony.

The MWAF presidentdelivered a speech. Thethree-day course opensfrom 9 am to 5 pm till 18September.

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an opening address. Alsopresent on the occasionwere Minister for RailTransportation Maj-GenAung Min, deputyministers and depart-mental heads of WorkingCommittee for En-vironmental Affairs,representatives fromMinistry of Forestry andinternational organi-zations, members ofNational Ozone Com-mittee and Units, officialsfrom UNFCC-INC projectand the office of NCEA.

Afterwards, MrThanavat Junchaya,Regional Network

Coordinator of UNEP,read out the message sentby the UN Secretary-General.

After that, ViennaNews Release (VNR)video on preservation ofthe Ozone Layer wasshown. The UNEPRegional NetworkCoordinator presented giftin commemoration ofInternational Day for thePreservation of the OzoneLayer. The ceremony cameto an end after havingdocumentary photos taken.

The paper readingsession then followed.

MNA

Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Thein Swe delivers an address at opening ceremony of basicEnglish Proficiency Course (2/2009) and Advanced Course (1/2009) for officers

and other ranks.—MNA

Minister Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe makes a speech at the ceremonyto launch distribution of Myanmar Sign Language Conversation

Book.—MNA

Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung delivers an address at theopening ceremony of sub-region level International Day for

Preservation of the Ozone Layer.—FORESTRY

MWAF President Professor Dr Daw Myint Kyi delivers a speech atTraining on Community-based Human Trafficking Prevention.—MNA

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THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 September, 2009 11

Farmers enjoying better lifein Magway Township…

U HlaShaung,

Chairman ofMagway

TownshipPeace and

DevelopmentCouncil.

U Thein Zaw,Member of southernHtonpauktaw Village

AgriculturalOrganizationCommittee.

Farmers U Aung Shin and Daw Mya Kyintelling to the Kyemon Daily.

Paddy fields are irrigated through tributary canals of Thaphanseik Dam.

(from page 1)When asked about

their paddy farm, U AungShin told the KyemonDaily, “In the early rainyseason, we grow sesameand corn, especially cornfor cow food. We can growpaddy this year due toThaphanseik Dam.”

Green paddy plantsin the field were foundswaying in the breeze. Atthat time, the whole villagewas busy with paddyfarming.

The township PDCchairman explained thatin the past the farmlandswere not much successfulbecause of lack ofirrigation water; and dueto Thaphanseik Dam, the

grown 270 more acres ofpaddy.

We visited anotherpaddy field belonging tomember of southernHtonpauktaw VillageAgricultural Coordination

In response to myquestion of the differenceof agricultural farmingbetween in the past andpresent, he with a smilesaid, “The only crop wecould grow in the past was

corn for cow feed. It wasimpossible for us to growcorn in the years when wefaced drought. But now,we can grow corn whetherit does rain or not. And itdoesn’t matter at all if it isdrought or not. We cangrow corn and paddy on alarge scale due to the supplyof sufficient water from theriver.”

Then, we visitedThamandaw Village-tractmade up of southernThamandaw, northernThamandaw and Badigonevillages, and visited thepaddy field of U KhaingSaw Oo. He said, “I have

grown paddy in place ofother crops for five years.The paddy strain I use isManawthukha. Most of theyears, I got good harvest ofpaddy, and on average Igot about 110 baskets anacre.”

He added,“Previously, crop yieldswere not very satisfactory,and on average an acre offarmland was priced at400,000 to 500,000 kyats.Now, the farmlands havebeen changed into paddyfields, and so the price ofan acre of paddy field hasrisen to 1.5 million to 2million kyats.

The paddy sownacreage of ThamandawVillage-tract has increasedby 680. He said that thevillage-tract sold paddysurplus; and that thevillage-tract had got tworice mills.

In MagwayTownship, MagwayDivision, 1436 acres ofcrops farmland have

become paddy fields.And so far, it has grown950 acres of paddy.

For theconvenience of farmers,the government not onlysupplies irrigation waterbut also sells chemicalfertilizers on credit. In2008, it sold 1964 tons ofinorganic fertilizers in themonsoon paddy seasonand 190 tons in the summerpaddy season. So, localfarmers get on with theiragricultural farming.

In olden days,Magway andsurrounding areas werethe areas where water wasscarce. Unlike in the past,local farmers cantransform from crop intopaddy farming owing toadequate irrigation waterand seed paddy suppliedby the government. So,local farmers enjoyhigher incomes andliving standard.

Translation: MSKyemon: 10-9-2009

fields were irrigatedadequately and manyfarmers had turned togrowing monsoon paddy;and that up to that time,Htonpauktaw Village had

Committee as well asfarmer Ko Thein Zaw. Heowns a four-acre field andgrows paddy ofHsinthweyin strain for seedpaddy.

YANGON, 16 Sept—Member ofNational Disaster Preparedness CentralCommittee Minister for Hotels and Tour-ism Maj-Gen Soe Naing on 13 Septem-ber met with the chairman of PyaponDistrict Peace and Development Coun-cil and township-level departmental per-sonnel at the office of Dedaye TownshipPDC and attended to the needs.

The minister inspected duckbreeding station near Chaungpya vil-lage in Dedaye Township jointly organ-ized and raised by Ministry of Livestock

Dedaye Township gainingdevelopment momentum

and Fisheries and a social organizationCare Myanmar.

The duck breeding station is be-ing run with a total of 21,000 ducklingsand every household will get 14 duck-lings each. A total of 27,500 ducklingshave been distributed to Pyapon, Dedaye,Kyaiklat, Bogale and Mawlamyinegyuntownships so far.

The minister also inspected affili-ated rural health care centre of the vil-lage.

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YANGON, 16 Sept—The short storymanuscript contest for Doh Kyee Ywajournal published by the Informationand Public Relations Department of theMinistry of Information will take place.

Any contestant may write a shortstory with any title, but depicting naturalbeauties of rural areas, cultures and tra-ditions and rural life. The manuscriptmust be written not more than six pagesof A-4 size.

The contest will choose first, sec-

Manuscripts invited for short story contestond and third prize winners. The firstprize is K 30,000, the second, K 20,000and the third, K 15,000. The prize win-ning list will be announced in dailynewspapers and the journal.

The manuscripts in line with thedesignated disciplines may be sent tothe Deputy Chief Editor of Doh KyeeYwa journal, No 228, Theinbuy road inBotahtaung township (Tel-201936 and371342) not later than 4 pm on 15November.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16Sept—Myitkyina ofKachin State observedInternational LiteracyDay at its town hall on8 September. Chairmanof Kachin State Peace

Myitkyina observes International Literacy Dayand DevelopmentCouncil Commander ofNorthern CommandMaj-Gen Soe Win ad-dressed the ceremonyand awarded studentswho won prizes in es-

say and poster contests.After the cer-

emony, the Commanderand guests viewed ex-hibition of InternationalLiteracy Day activities.

MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16Sept— Minister for Elec-tric Power No 2 Maj-GenKhin Maung Myint at-tended opening cer-

Financial Proficiency RefresherCourse (2/2009) opened

emony of Financial Pro-ficiency RefresherCourse (2/2009) at theministry here yesterdayand he gave an opening

speech.A total of 50 train-

ees are attending thecourse and it will last twoweeks.—MNA

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Sept—A combined forces exposed 230 drug-relatedcases in August 2009. Seizures of the drug-related cases were 60.3716 kilos ofopium in 44 cases, 63. 8419 kilos of heroine in 65 cases, 0.8776 kilo of opium oilin 10 cases, 2.8365 kilos of low-grade opium in 10 cases, 7.7781 kilos ofmarijuana in 18 cases, 3261561 stimulant tablets in 61 cases, 27. 666 kilos ofopium speciosa in 12 cases, 0.18 kilo of stimulant powder in one case, 1031.32kilos of caffeine in two cases, 10. 0245 kilos of Ice in one case, 20 bottles ofBuprinorphine in one case, 8000 tablets of Alprazolam in one case, three casesin failure and other one case. Action was taken against 355 persons – 298 menand 57 women – in cases.—MNA

230 drug-related cases exposed in August

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12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 17 September, 2009

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV SINAR SOLO VOY NO (411)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV SINAR SOLOVOY NO (411) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 17.9.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S SAMUDERA SHIPPINGLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

CLAIMS DAY NOTICEMV KOTA TEGAP VOY NO (469)

Consignees of cargo carried on MV KOTA TEGAPVOY NO (469) are here by notified that the vessels willbe arriving on 17.9.2009 and cargo will be dischargedinto the premises of A.W.P.T where it will lie at theconsignee’s risk and expenses and subject to the byelawsand conditions of the Port of Yangon.

Damaged cargo will be surveyed daily from 8 amto 11:20 am and 12 noon to 4 pm to Claims Day nowdeclared as the third day after final discharge of cargofrom the Vessel.

No claims against this vessel will be admitted afterthe Claims Day.

SHIPPING AGENCY DEPARTMENTMYANMA PORT AUTHORITY

AGENT FOR: M/S ADVANCE CONTAINERLINES

Phone No: 256908/378316/376797

Invitation To Tender

Sr No Description Qty Issuing DateClosing Date

1. Dump Truck (FE) 12 Units 16.9.2009 12.10.20092. Machinery Equipment (FE/Ks) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.20093. Steel Lining Plate (Ks) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.20094. Rail for Agitator (Ks) 14 Nos 16.9.2009 12.10.20095. Heavy Equipment Spare Parts (Ks) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.20096. 3, Phase VS Motor with VS Controller (FE) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.20097. Spare Parts for Production Machine (Ks) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.20098. Raw Mills & Cement Mill Spare (Ks) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.20099. 110 Kw Air Compressor (Ks) 10 Items 16.9.2009 12.10.2009

10. 30 Tons Ball Mill Rubber Liner (Ks) 1 Set 16.9.2009 12.10.200911. X Ray Fluorescence & P-10 Gas 2 Items 16.9.2009 12.10.2009

for Spectrometers (FE)12. Steel Wire Mesh (Ks) 2 Items 16.9.2009 12.10.200913. Non Control Items (Ks) 6 Items 16.9.2009 12.10.2009

14. Machinery and Equipment (Ks) 20 Items 16.9.2009 12.10.200915. Spare Parts for Sheet Machine (Ks/FE) 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.2009

16. Spare Parts for Diesel Engine 1 Lot 16.9.2009 12.10.2009Generator (Ks/FE)

Tender forms and documents are available at the Procurement Department,Myanma Ceramic Enterprise, Ministry of Industry (1), Office No. 41, Nay Pyi Taw,during office hours. Tender will be accepted only from Bidder who purchased TenderDocuments officaially.

(For further details, contact telephone number. 067-408298)

Myanma Ceramic Industry

TENDER INVITATIONMyanma Ceramic Industries, Ministry of Industry (1), is

intended to establish a Cement Manufacturing Plant inKyaukse Township, Mandalay Division, adopting the wetprocess Cement Manufacturing and capacity of 700 ton perday, using kiln firing system with kiln burner of Coal andgas dual firing system.

Seal Tenders are invited from Cement MachineryManufacturing Companies with machinery and Full-Turnkey Basis including technical services, machinerysupply, erection, commissioning and supervisory services.The details can be obtained from the following contactoffice.

Myanma Ceramic Industries: Building No (41) Nay Pyi Taw Union of Myanmar Tel 067-408386, 408296 Fax 067-408064 Tender Closing Date- 31.12.2009

Judges mark dishes during a cooking competition greeting the 2010 ShanghaiWorld Expo held in Wujiaochang in Yangpu District of Shanghai, east China,on 15 Sept, 2009, which attracted chefs from 16 catering companies joining in

the competition. —XINHUA

S Korea reports8th A/H1N1death case

SEOUL, 16 Sept—SouthKorea on Tuesday re-ported its 8th death caserelated to A/H1N1 flu vi-rus.

According to the Min-istry of Health and Wel-fare, a 64-year-old womanfrom the northeasternprovince of Gangwondied earlier in the day,bringing the country’sdeath toll from the newvirus to eight.

The female patient wasadmitted to hospital on 27Aug after showing highfever, chills and shortnessof breath, and was initiallydiagnosed as pneumonia.

She was soon con-firmed infected with theA/H1N1 flu virus. Afterreceiving antiviral treat-ment, the patient wastested negative for the vi-rus, but her health condi-tions kept deterioratingdue to complications ofpneumonia.—Xinhua

Study links El Ninoand 1918 flu pandemicCOLLEGE STATION, 16 Sept—US researchers

say they’ve linked the 1918-1919 El Nino withthe high mortality of the influenza pandemicof 1918.

El Nino is the periodic warming of surface watersof the eastern Pacific Ocean that affects globalweather systems. The El Nino of 1918-1919 —among the 20th century’s strongest — coincided withthe start of the influenza pandemic that scientists sayinfected more than half a billion people around theworld, killing 25 million to 100 million individuals.That H1N1 pandemic, often called the Spanish Flu,is the same strain formerly called swine flu that is ofconcern today.

Internet

Congo gorillaskilled for bush meat

POINTE-NOIRE, 16 Sept—As many as100 gorillas a year may be killed bypoachers and sold for bush meat in a sin-gle region in the Republic of Congo, anenvironmental group says.

Endangered Species International saidit conducted an undercover investigationin Kouilou, 60 to 80 miles up the KouilouRiver from Pointe-Noire, the country’ssecond-largest city and a major port.

If poaching continues at its current rate,gorillas could disappear from the regionwithin a decade, the group’s president,Pierre Fidenci, told the BBC.

Fidenci said the group’s investigationbegan in the markets of Pointe-Noire,where observers spent a year examiningwhat was on sale and talking to traders.

“Gorilla meat is sold pre-cut andsmoked for about $6 per ‘hand-sized’piece,” he said. “Actual gorilla hands arealso available.”—Internet

Small electronicnose detects toxins

CHAMPAIGN, 16 Sept—University ofIllinois scientists say they are develop-ing a postage stamp-sized electronicsensor that can detect and identifypoisonous gases and toxins.

The development of the electronic“nose” is being supported by theNational Institute of EnvironmentalHealth Sciences. The device canindicate which gas or toxin it hasdetected by changing colours.

Researchers, led by ProfessorKenneth Suslick, said once fullydeveloped, the sensor could be usefulin detecting high exposures to toxicindustrial chemicals that pose serioushealth risks in the workplace or throughaccidental exposure. The scientistssay they hope to be able to marketa wearable sensor within a fewyears.

Internet

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VVRelatives of a man, part of a group of five men killed inside a car wash,react as soldiers and police officers guard the crime scene in Ciudad Juarez,

Mexico, on 15 Sept, 2009. Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, isMexico’s deadliest city with more than 1,300 killings so far this year. The city

is in the midst of an intense turf battle between the Juarez and Sinaloacartels.—INTERNET

Oxfam says 4 mln children underthreat due to climate change

NAIROBI, 16 Sept— Atleast 4.5 million childrencould die unless worldleaders deliver additionalfunds to help poorcountries fight the growingimpact of climate change,rather than diverting itfrom existing aid promises,Oxfam warned in a reportreleased here onWednesday.

The report titledBeyond Aid also warnsthat at least 75 millionfewer children are likelyto attend school and 8.6million fewer people could

have access to HIV/AIDStreatment if aid is divertedto help poor countriestackle climate change.

Without at least 50billion US dollars a year inaddition to the 0.7 percentof national income richcountries have alreadypledged as aid, recentprogress toward theMillennium DevelopmentGoals could stall and thengo into reverse, Oxfamsaid. “Funds must beincreased — not diverted— to help poor countriesadapt to climate change

and this cannot be seen as atwo for one deal bypoliticians. Rich countriesmust not steal moneyfrom poor hospitals andschools in order to pay theirclimate debt to thedeveloping world,” OxfamInternational CEO JeremyHobbs said.

The warning comes asworld leaders prepare tojoin President BarackObama at his first UNaddress on climate change,at next week’s ClimateSummit in New York on22 Sept.—Xinhua

Pain cream may preventheart attack damage

CINCINNATI, 16 Sept— A common, over-the-counterpain cream rubbed on the skin during a heart attackmay prevent or reduce heart damage, US researcherssaid.Keith Jones, a researcher in the department ofpharmacology and cell biophysics at the University ofCincinnati, and scientists in his lab found applyingcapsaicin to specific skin locations in mice causedsensory nerves in the skin to trigger signals in thenervous system.

The study, published in the journal Circulation, foundthese signals activate cellular “pro-survival” pathwaysin the heart which protect the muscle.

Capsaicin, the main component of chili peppers thatproduces a hot sensation, is the active ingredient inseveral topical medications used for temporary painrelief. Jones said he is working with Dr Neal Weintraub,a University of Cincinnati cardiologist and otherclinicians are constructing a plan to test capsaicin in ahuman population.“Topical capsaicin has no knownserious adverse effects and could be easily applied in anambulance or emergency room setting well in advanceof coronary tissue death,” Jones said in a statement.

“If proven effective in humans, this therapy has thepotential to reduce injury and/or death in the event ofa coronary blockage, thereby reducing the extent andconsequences of heart attack.”—Internet

New Zealandscientists givenew hope to

heart patientsWELLINGTON, 16 Sept—

The New Zealand AucklandUniversity scientists havemade a breakthrough thatcould save the lives ofthousands of heart patientsworldwide and eventuallyoffer an alternative to hearttransplants.Scientistsfrom the university’sBioengineering Institute,Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering andDepartment of Physiologyhave developed thetechnology to power awireless heart pump, NewZealand Herald reported onWednesday.Heart pumpskeep sufferers of congenitalheart failure alive as theyawait a donor heart. Butcurrent heart pumptechnology requires a wirecable to go through a patient’sstomach and chest, whichcan cause serious infectionsor even death.

Xinhua

Mental illness more common than thoughtDURHAM, 16 Sept— The prevalence of

anxiety, depression and substancedependency may be about twice as high asthe mental health community has thought,US researchers say.

Duke University psychologists TerrieMoffitt and Avshalom Caspi andcolleagues from the United Kingdom andNew Zealand used data from a long-termstudy of more than 1,000 New Zealandersfrom birth to age 32. The researchers saypeople vastly underreport the amount ofmental illness they’ve suffered when askedto recall their history years after the fact,

but self-reporting from memory is the basisof much of what is known about theprevalence of anxiety, depression, alcoholdependence and marijuana dependence.

Longitudinal studies like the study inNew Zealand that track people over timeare rare and expensive, Moffitt says.

“If you start with a group of children andfollow them their whole lives, sooner orlater almost everybody will experienceone of these disorders,” Moffitt, the KnutSchmitt-Nielsen professor of psychologyand neuroscience at Duke University, saidin a statement.—Internet

Red Cross volunteers carry a migrant on astretcher who arrived at Los Cristianos port on

the Canary island of Tenerife, Spain, on 15 Sept,2009. About 65 migrants were rescued by Spanish

coast guards.—INTERNET

Hispanics less likely than whitesto develop cancer

HOUSTON, 16 Sept— USHispanics are less likelythan other groups todevelop cancer, but morelikely to be diagnosed at alater stage of the disease,according to a reportreleased on Tuesday.

Though cancer is thesecond leading cause ofdeath among Hispanics,responsible for 20 percentof overall death in

Hispanics and 13 percentof death in Hispanicchildren, it causes lessdeath among Hispanicsthan non-Hispanic whites,the report, compiled bythe American CancerSociety, said.

Though the reportfound lower cancerincidence rates generallyin Hispanics, it also foundHispanics have higher

rates of several cancers,including cancers ofstomach, Cervix, liver,gallbladder and acutelymphocytic leukemia.

For many cancer types,Hispanics are far morelikely than whites to bediagnosed in a later stageof the disease, when thecancer is likely to be lesstreatable, according to thereport.— Xinhua

File photo of the city of Dalian in northeastern China’s Liaoningprovince. Once a simple port city on China’s northeast coast, Dalian is now

the hub of the country’s booming outsourcing and IT industries, withdozens of the world’s top high-tech firms on site.

INTERNET

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S P O R T S Real Madrid flattersto deceive in Zurich triumph

Real Madrid’s CristianoRonaldo celebrates afterhe scored during their

Champions Leaguesoccer match against

FC Zurich (FCZ) at theLetzigrund Stadium in

Zurich on 15 Sept,2009.—XINHUA

Winning start for Man Unitedovershadowed by laser row

Paul Scholes ofManchester Unitedcelebrates his goal

against Besiktas duringtheir ChampionsLeague Group B

match in Istanbul.Manchester won 1-0.

INTERNET

Super-Pippo at the double to punish spirited Marseille

Marseille defender Gabriel Heinze (R)challenges AC Milan forward Patoduring their European ChampionsLeague football match at the Velo-drome stadium in Marseille, southernFrance. Milan won 2-1.—INTERNET

Ancelotti happy for Chelsea to win ugly

Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka (left) shootsduring their UEFA ChampionsLeague, first leg football match

against Porto at Stamford Bridge,London. Chelsea won 1-0.—INTERNET

Federer has one morerival for top spot

NEW YORK, 16 Sept—World numberone Roger Federer began the US Openfortnight with a new top rival for his ten-nis throne in Andy Murray and ended theyear’s last Grand Slam with yet anotherformidable challenger.

Juan Martin Del Potro joined the No.1 conversation with a shocking 3-6, 7-6(7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 victory over theSwiss star in Monday’s US Open final,the 1.98 metre Argentine giant snappingFederer’s five-year title run.

Internet

Bayern’s birthday-boy Mullerhelps down Haifa

German BayernMunich’s ThomasMuller celebrates

after scoring the secondgoal against Israeli

Maccabi Haifa at theRamat Gan Stadium

near Tel Aviv.Bayern won 3-0.

INTERNET

Bordeaux hold Juventus to Turin stalemate

Bordeaux defender Michael Ciani (R)fights with Juventus forward VincenzoIaquinta during their UEFA Champi-ons League football match at Olym-pic Stadium in Turin.—INTERNET

Cypriot debutants APOELhold Atletico

Petrova advances at Quebec tennis

Nadia Petrova (picturedon September 7) cruised toa 6-2, 6-0 win over Carly

Gullickson in the firstround of the WTA BellChallenge.—INTERNET

MADRID, 16 Sept—Atletico Madrid were heldto a goalless draw in theiropening ChampionsLeague group gameagainst Cypriot debutantsAPOEL here on Tuesday.

Atletico owed theirpresence in the last 32 forthe second year running toa 5-2 aggregate defeat ofGreek side Panathinaikosin the play-offs, whileAPOEL put themselves onthe European map by beat-ing Copenhagen 3-2 overtwo legs. Atletico coachAbel Resino started DiegoForlan and Sergio Agueroup front while his oppositenumber, Serbian IvanJovanovic, was missingforward Nenad Miro-savljevic but welcomedback defender Altin Haxhifrom suspension.

The visitors from Nicosiahad the first chance of thematch in the seventh minutefrom Maroin Zewlakow butit was virtually all one waytraffic after that as Atleticodominated in attack withoutsucceeding in breakingdown APOEL’s defence.

Internet

Atletico Madrid’sArgentinian forwardSergio Kun Aguero

TURIN, 16 Sept— French championsBordeaux earned a deserved point in a1-1 draw at Italian giants Juventus inChampions League Group A here onTuesday.

Vincenzo Iaquinta gave the hosts thelead soon after the hour mark but JaroslavPlasil equalised a quarter of an hour fromthe end for Laurent Blanc’s team.

It was not the start Juventus had ex-pected but will give Bordeaux confi-dence they can qualify from a group thatalso contains Bayern Munich and FCZurich.—Internet

MADRID, 16 Sept—Real Madrid had to sur-vive a second half fightback from Swiss side Zu-rich before claiming allthree points in the openinggame of the ChampionsLeague group stage.

Cristiano Ronaldoscored two free kicks,while Raul, GonzaloHiguain and Guti addedfurther goals in the Span-ish side’s 5-2 away win.

However, Real Madridstruggling to holding on toa 3-2 lead before Ronaldoand Guti scored late goalsto give the final result ahealthier look. After theweekend’s 3-0 win awayto Espanyol, coach ManuelPellegrino brought Ro-naldo back into the starting11 along with centraldefender Pepe.—Xinhua

TEL AVIV, 16 Sept—German giants BayernMunich got off to an idealstart in their openingGroup A ChampionsLeague clash on Tuesdayas birthday boy ThomasMuller scored twice toseal a 3-0 win overMaccabi Haifa.

Muller, who onlycelebrated his 20thbirthday on Sunday withtwo goals against Dort-mund in Saturday’s 5-1

win over Dortmund inthe Bundesliga, nettedtwice in the last few min-utes here at Tel Aviv’sRamat Gan Stadium.

Internet

QUEBEC CITY, 16Sept—Nadia Petrova,who was coming off ashocking fourth-roundloss to Melanie Oudin atthe US Open, cruised to a6-2, 6-0 win over CarlyGullickson in the firstround of the WTA BellChallenge.

Defending champ andtop seed Petrova of Rus-sia needed just 51 minutesto dispatch Gullickson atthe 220,000 dollar indoortournament on Tuesday.

Third seededAleksandra Wozniak alsoopened on a successfulnote by beating CorinnaDentoni by the same 6-2,6-0 margin at the LavalUniversity courts.

Last year’s runner-upBethanie Mattek-Sandsdefeated seventh-seededVarvara Lepchenko 6-4,7-5.—Internet

MARSEILLE, 16 Sept—AC Milan lefttheir mediocre form in Italy’s Serie Awell behind them to beat Marseille 2-1at the Stade Velodrome and strike a firstblow in their Champions League groupC on Tuesday.

Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi proveda thorn in the side of Didier Deschamps’side on a wet and rainy night in Mar-seille scoring a goal in either half of anentertaining match and coming close on

several other occasions.Marseille scored early in the second

half through Argentine defender GabrielHeinze but despite plenty of pressurefrom the hosts Leonardo’s visitors heldon to claim their first ever victory in Eu-rope over the team that beat them 1-0 towin the trophy in 1993.

Internet

LONDON, 16 Sept—Carlo Ancelottiinsists he is happy for Chelsea to winugly as the Blues manager bids to leadhis side to Champions League glory.

Ancelotti’s team spluttered to anunconvincing 1-0 victory over Porto ontheir return to European action atStamford Bridge on Tuesday.

Nicolas Anelka’s superb finishearly in the second-half was enough toclinch the points, but the Portuguesechampions left west London rueingtheir failure to turn waves ofpressure in the closing stages into anequaliser.

Internet

ISTANBUL, 16 Sept—Manchester United gottheir Champions Leaguecampaign off to awinning start, despitethe efforts of a fan whotargeted Sir Alex

Ferguson’s players witha laser.

After watching PaulScholes head in a latewinner against Turkishchampions Besiktas,Ferguson confirmed thatcentreback Jonny Evanshad been among Unitedplayers targetted.

“It was in the firsthalf, although thankfully the police didsomething about it ,”Ferguson said. “Theymanaged to get the cul-prit, which is good be-cause I noticed it par-ticularly on JonnyEvans. It seemed to beon him all the time.”

Internet

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Summary of observations recorded at 09:30 hr MST:During the past 24 hours, rain or thundershowers have beenisolated in Magway Division, scattered in Shan State, upperSagaing and Mandalay Divisions, fairly widespread in Chinand Rakhine States, lower Sagaing, Bago and YangonDivisions and widespread in the remaining areas with locallyheavyfall in Mon State. The noteworthy amounts of rainfallrecorded were Belin (6.61) inches, Thaton (3.19) inches,Paung (2.95) inches, Palatwa (2.60) inches, Bago (2.52)inches, Hpa-an (2.40) inches, Kyaukpadaung (0.93) inchand Chauk (0.12) inch.

Maximum temperature on 15-9-2009 was 94°F.Minimum temperature on 16-9-2009 was 72°F. Relativehumidity at (09:30) hours MST on 16-9-2009 was 93 %.Total sun shine hours on 15-9-2009 was (3.0) hours approx.

Rainfall on 16-9-2009 was (0.04) inch at Mingaladon,Tr at Kaba-Aye and Nil at Central Yangon. Total rainfallsince 1-1-2009 was (94.65) inches at Mingaladon, (104.84)inches at Kaba-Aye and (111.22) inches at Central Yangon.Maximum wind speed at Yangon (Kaba-Aye) was (4) mphfrom Southwest at (16:30) hours MST on 15-9-2009.

Bay inference: Monsoon is weak in the Andaman Seaand Bay of Bengal.

Forecast valid until evening of 17th September 2009:Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Kachin,Chin, Shan and Mon States, upper Sagaing and TaninthayiDivisions, fairly widespread in Kayin and Rakhine States,Bago, Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions and scattered inthe remaining areas. Degree of certainty is (80%).

State of the sea: Seas will be slight to moderate inMyanmar waters.

Outlook for subsequent two days: Increase of thunderyconditions in the Central Myanmar areas.

Forecast for Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring area for17-9-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Yangon and neighbouring area for17-9-2009: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is (80%).

Forecast for Mandalay and neighbouring area for17-9-2009: Likelihood of isolated rain or thundershowers.Degree of certainsty is (60%).

WEATHERWednesday, 16th September, 2009

Transmissions Times

Local - (09:00am ~ 10:00am) MSTEurope - (15:30pm ~ 23:30pm) MSTNorth America - (23:30pm ~ 07:30am) MST

A baby girl was born Monday on a high-speed trainlinking Paris and Brussels, the first such case sincethe Thalys rail service was created in 1996, the

company said Monday.—INTERNET

JAKARTA, 16 Sept— A research team fromIndonesia’s Sam Ratulangi University, IndonesianScience Institution and Fukushima AquamarineJapan on Monday once again found prehistoric fishcalled coelacanth at Talise waters of North Minahasain 155 meter-depth. The fish was found during thefirst hour of the researchers’ first day by a remotelyoperated vehicle (ROV). “The finding is verysurprising. The fish was found live and freeswimming in its habitat,” said Prof Alex Masengi,the Sam Ratulangi University’s dean of fishery andmarine science faculty.

On June 27, 2007, the same team found acoelacanth fish at Malalayang waters of NorthSulawesi’s Manado Bay in 190 meter-depth. Thesecond finding location in Talise is about 120kilometer north of the first one. The coelacanthfishes’ habitat is in depth of more than 180 meterwith maximum temperature of 18 celcius degreeinside underwater volcanic concaves.

The fishes only live in western South Africawaters and eastern Indonesian waters, calledLatimeria chalumnae and Latimeria menadoensis,respectively.—Xinhua

Prehistoric fish found againin Indonesia

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14th Waning of Tawthalin 1371 ME Thursday, 17 September, 2009

★ Only with stability and peace will the nation develop

★ Only with stability and peace will democratization process be successful

★ Anarchy begets anarchy, not democracy

★ Riots beget riots, not democracy

★ Democracy can be introduced only through constitution

People’s Desire ■ VOA, BBC - sowing hatred among thepeople

■ RFA, DVB - generating public outrage■ Do not allow ourselves to be swayed■ By broadcasts designed to cause

troubles

■ We favour peace and stability■ We favour development■ We oppose unrest and violence■ Wipe out those inciting unrest

and violence

NAY PYI TAW, 16 Sept—The Ministry of Health is speeding up thepreventive and control measures against pandemic New Influenza A(H1N1) asof 28 April. Up to now, a total of 41 infected patients have been found and noperson has died in the infection of virus. Of them, 33 patients were dischargedfrom the hospital because of recovery from their illness. The remaining eightpatients are undergoing treatment and they are in good health.

With a view to preventing the infection of the virus among the people, theMinistry of Health called for strictly abiding by the warnings on New InfluenzaA(H1N1) and actively taking part in the preventive measures and control of thedisease.—MNA

Health Ministry raisingawareness on prevention and

control of New Influenza A(H1N1)

YANGON, 16 Sept—A teleplay entitled “Htarwara” starring Academy MinMaw Gun, Nine Nine, Nay Toe, Myint Myat, Academy Eindra Kyaw Zin,Thazin, Moe Hay Ko, May Thet Khine and others artistes directed by DirectorMee Pwar will be aired after 6 pm and 8 pm local news programme on MyanmaRadio and Television and Myawady TV on 18 September (Friday).

MNA

Htarwara teleplay to be on airon 18 September

Noteworthy amounts ofrainfall (16-9-2009)

Bilin 6.61 inchesThaton 3.19 inchesPaung 2.95 inchesPaletwa 2.60 inchesBago 2.52 inchesHpa-an 2.40 inchesKyaukpadaung 0.93 inchChauk 0.12 inch

Perennial energy crops could be goodfor carbon savings and for wildlife

Fields of miscanthus in the English landscape.

SCIENCE DAILY, 16Sept—Growing the en-ergy crops short rotationcoppice (SRC) willowand miscanthus grasscould help the UK to re-duce carbon emissionsand benefit wildlife, ac-cording to researchersfrom the UK ResearchCouncils’ RuralEconomy and Land UseProgramme.

Dr Angela Karp atRothamsted Research ledan interdisciplinary teamfrom the universities of

East Anglia and Exeter,the Game and WildlifeConservation Trust and theCentre for Ecology andHydrology, in a major re-search project to identifythe effects of increasing

the amount of land usedto grow these new crops.Their calculations sug-gest that plantingbiomass crops to gener-ate electricity does leadto net savings in green-house gases, comparedwith current emis-sions.—Internet

Beans' defenses mean bacteriaget evolutionary helping hand

Bean plants' natural

defences against

bacterial infections

could be unwittingly

driving the evolution

of more highly patho-

genic bacteria.

SCIENCE DAILY,16 Sept—Bean plants'natural defences

against bacterial infec-tions could be unwit-tingly driving the evolu-

tion of more highlypathogenic bacteria, ac-cording to new researchpublished September10 in Current Biology.

The study shedsnew light on how bacte-rial pathogens evolve andadapt to stresses fromhost plants. This infor-mation could help re-searchers develop newways of tackling patho-gens that cause extensiveand costly damage tobeans and other foodcrops.

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Weather forecast on (17-9-2009)Nay Pyi Taw and neighbouring areas:

Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree ofcertainty is 80%.

Yangon and neighbouring areas:Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of

certainty is 80%.

Mandalay and neighbouring areas:Likelihood of isolated rain or thunder-showers. Degree of certainty is 60%.

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